Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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I. Kierce and B. Howard lust kickin' it enesis Nuez looks back to see who at a friend's house instead of atten- watching her Ieav e campus. ding school. Excuses!! Excuses!! Excuses!! 1. go get something to eat. 2. having a test in class. 3. didn't do homework. 4. need to do assignment for other class. 5. hate school or class. 6. woke-up late. 7. visiting sick friends. 8. going shopping. 9. to go have fun. 0. car breaks down. 1. tardy for class. 2. too tired. 3. hair didn't curl right. 4. couIdn't find anything to wear. 5. broke a nail. 6. visiting girl friendfboy friend at other schools. 7. mom said it was OK. 8. raining outside. 9. went on vacation. 0. have to go to work. ft .Qi Students who found school boring and unexciting seemed it was their obligation to forget the 6th period class schedule andjust. .. Skip- Let's go get some breakfast and forget about first period. Well, I have to review for a test but I guess I'll go, I could study toni ht. Sounds goof? let's o eat and skip the reviewing Ear the test. My stomach's growling. Cutting classes has become one of the students most favoriteactivities during the school year. Why do peo- ple cut? Where do they go? And finally what influences them to do it? Many students cut to get away from the pressures t at school brings on them, but ' what are some other reasons? I do a lot of errands during school or I take care of some business that I couldn't do when I was home, com- mented Michele Kingsly. I also leave when it's a nice day or too hot to stay in school. I can't concentrate if I'm uncomfortable so Idjust leave, Kingsly also adde . Ricky Felix said, It's stupid to cut a class and sit in the library, big deal. I could have just went to class. When me n-Go and my friends cut we o Ice-skating or miniature golf- ing and use our time wisely. He also explained, It's a lot easier if you have a car because you could come and go as you please. Other students have in- fluence on their friends and that's what makes them cut, stated Shannon White. If my friends didn't cut all the time then I would probably be in school more. Fake admits have become a great way to get into the class. All a person needs is a quick arm and nobody around to catch them take it from the office! Forgery is also a problem. Many students faced Saturday school because they got caught writing a signature from the attendance office. Some people say that in order for t em to cut class they have to know a teacher or the school system enough in order to cut while others just say what the heck, If I get caught, Oh Well. - Chrissy Puccio and Col- leen Flannery Coming from Taco Bell, Craig Pineda, james Blakley, and Kevin Skip-n-Co - Costanza try not to look conspicuous after cutting 3rd period.

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Robert Baclig enjoys the fresh air in front of LMC instead of attending class. Linda Cordero and Lenda Castillo pose while leaving school. ,gfjlih 15 , vm? ,Q .L l ,411-'gyda y - Cutting Class A Mr. McAdam and Mr. Marimar watch for students who skip class.

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Consequences Are Great Don't Be Late Freshmen, Sophomores, juniors and even Seniors run- ning through the halls! Friends passed each other and only had time to smile or wave. Wait a minute! What hap- pened to the easy going up- perclassmen and the frantic freshmen? The new tardy policy changed all of this. The students were allowed one free tardy and on their se- cond offense was sent to their administrator, which resulted in two hours of on- campus-suspension. On the Michael Thai rushes up the stairs and off to his next class, hoping he will get there on time. Mr. Gabe Capeto discusses the tardy policy and its consequences with Marlon Murdoch and Marcus Muldrow. third offense, the student would be in school on Satur- day and the fourth ended in off-campus-suspension. Students were not allowed to make-up tardies. Mr. McAdams commented, The reason that students were not allowed to make-up tardies was because it was helping them avoid the situation of tardies. Students felt that it was an unfair policy. Anna Darling- Pimentel said, The policy was unfair to the majority of students that were on time. - julie Clark il - Don t Be Late